Passenger 2026 || Jacob Scipio || Lou Llobell || Melissa Leo

Passenger is a 2026 American supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal. The film stars Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, and Melissa Leo. The story follows a young couple who, after witnessing a highway accident, become haunted by a demonic entity during their road trip.

Passenger was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on May 22, 2026. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $31 million.

Two friends, Daniel and Lucas, are driving down a dark road at night. While stopped on the side of the road for Lucas to urinate, Daniel is suddenly killed by an unseen attacker and Lucas flees.

Elsewhere, couple Maddie and Tyler are celebrating six weeks of being on the road, having recently left their jobs and taken up the van life lifestyle. They pull over on a residential street to camp for the night, where Tyler proposes to Maddie, who accepts. After a neighborhood watch member tells them they are not permitted to camp on the street, the two hit the road again. While driving on a remote highway, Lucas speeds ahead of their van frantically. Moments later, Maddie and Tyler pull over when they see Lucas’ car crashed against a tree. Lucas tries to crawl out of the passenger seat, but is pulled back inside by an unseen force and killed.

In the morning, the couple sees that their van has three claw marks, similar to the ones on Lucas’ car. At a gathering of other van-lifers, Maddie goes through the other tents and sees pictures of missing people, as well as a stick figure with three lines going through its body. She meets a woman named Diana and mentions stopping for a car accident the night before. Diana’s tone becomes ominous, as she warns Maddie not to stop on the road at night. Later that night, Maddie sees the mysterious figure.

Maddie looks at the dashcam footage of Lucas’ car before the crash and sees the figure sitting next to him in the car. Suddenly, the figure enters the van and tries to strangle Maddie with her seatbelt, but she burns its hand with a St. Christopher medallion. Maddie rushes out of the van and tells Tyler, but the figure has vanished.